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Sea Otter Classic MTB Stage Race - D2
California, USA, April 14-17, 2005
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Stage 3 - April 16: Short track, 7 laps
Lowe powers past the Maxxis Master and Hanusova takes the mad dash
By Kristy Scrymgeour
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As usual, the short track event didn't disappoint in front of a huge crowd today. The Luna women were victorious for the second time this week with Katerina Hanusova taking the win, whilst in the men's race, young Australian Trent Lowe (Gary Fisher/Subaru) made a late move to snatch the win from under the feet of Geoff Kabush (Maxxis).
Over only seven laps of a very short course, the races lasted just over fifteen minutes for the men and nineteen minutes for the women, and racing goes out hard and fast with little room for error.
In the women's event it was Sue Haywood pushing the pace early, making a few attempts to get off the front without success. It was the Luna women who put the hammer down for the finale with Shonny Vanlandingham taking some strong pulls in order to launch her teammate Hanusova off the front. Coming around the bend for the final stretch to the finish, Vanlandingham had the lead and was able to hold it to the line. Sydor came through a few seconds later to take second place, earning the valuable time bonus seconds to keep her overall lead safe for another day. Taking third place was early aggressor Sue Haywood, with Dunlap coming in for fourth.
"I felt really good out there," said Hanusova after the race. "I just went for it in the last lap and made it to the line."
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With strong numbers in the race, Hanusova said that it definitely makes things easier. "Its great to have three people in the team working together. It was such a short race, there wasn't really a lot of time for too much teamwork, but it does help."
As for tomorrow, Hanusova commented that it's definitely going to be the deciding day. "I'm just going to try and stay up there with the lead. That's my plan."
The men's race was just as exciting, with the Kona boys Ryan Trebon and Barry Wicks setting the pace in the first couple of laps. Geoff Kabush (Maxxis) could be seen sitting right up there in third wheel until three laps to go when he launched an attack on the back climb. His lead immediately opened up, and as he seemed to be powering away for a sure win with a lap to go the chase started to move towards him, race leader Bart Brentjens doing the work at the front.
It was on this last lap, just as Brentjens had lessened the gap, that Lowe saw his opportunity and attacked around Brentjens, quickly moving up on Kabush. With half a lap to go Kabush was caught - the young Aussie had just started.
"When I got to Kabush I just accelerated because I didn't want him to catch my wheel," explained Lowe after the race. "When I got past him I looked back and noticed that I had a good gap and just drove it to the finish."
Kabush tried to hang on for second place, but Brentjens just pipped him on the line, forcing the Maxxis rider to settle for third place, with Liam Killeen coming in close behind for fourth.
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But it was Lowe who took the mad dash race, explaining that he learnt about short course racing from the best, Paul Rowney - "Paul taught me not to be afraid to have a dig. He used to come from the back and never be afraid to hit the front or attack straight away. Maybe I need to be a little smarter than him because I don't have his horsepower, but I'll use the horsepower I've got. But nevertheless it worked for him; "I played my cards right. I could see Kabush coming back and when I saw that I started really thinking I could win."
In his first year with Gary Fisher/Subaru, Lowe has started with plenty of success not only off road but in the recent Redlands Classic; "it was good to show those roadies up," he said, "especially because they didn't know who I was. I also think I learnt something at Redlands. Perhaps that helped me with sitting the wheels here."
Photography
For a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here
Images by Colin Meagher
- Allison Dunlap (Luna) leading out the pack
- Sue Haywood (Trek) charging hard mid race
- Sue Haywood (Trek) and Allison Sydor (Rocky Mountain-business objectives) fighting for the lead with 3 laps to go
- Katarina Hanusova (Luna) crossing for the win
- Allison Dunlap (Luna) utterly spent by the effort, taking a moment to catch her breathe.
- A confident Geoff Kabush (Maxxis) at the starting roll-out.
- Kona's Ryan Trebon and Barry Wicks setting a blistering pace for the first lap
- Trent Lowe (Subaru-Gary Fisher) hiding in plain sight mid race
- Liam Killeen (Specialized) charging hard with 2.5 laps to go.
- Geoff Kabush (Maxxis) charging hard with a lap and a half to go, with what appears to be an insurmountable break.
- Liam Killeen (Specialized) and Bart Brentjens (Giant) Working hard to close down the gap from Kabush.
- Geoff Kabush (Maxxis) still holding his lead heading into the final half lap.
- Bart Brentjens (Giant) and Trent Lowe (Subaru-Gary Fisher) finally closing in on Kabush with a half lap to go.
- Trent Lowe (Subaru-Gary Fisher) easing up with the win
Images by Rob O'Dea/onetrak@comcast.net
- Todd Fitzgerald riding for TeamTam, opened the days racing by leading the Elite 5s on the first lap
- SoulCraft tried but couldn't reel in the leader in the Pro-Short Track - Bs
- Norco rode away with the Men's Pro Short Track - B-race
- Top pro women hit the Short Track Course
- Sue Haywood set the pace early
- Down the stretch, Luna took control of the Short Track race
- VeloBella rider Melodie Metzger en route to a strong showing in the pro short track race
- Hanusova (Luna) was just too strong in the end
- Short Track pain shows on the faces of even the best women racers
- From the gun, Kabush looked hungry for a win in the pro men's short track
- By mid-race, Kabush had a solid gap on the chase pack
- Adam Craig (Giant) going full bore to close down a gap.
- On the final lap, Bart brentjens worked hard to reel in Kabush…but Trent Lowe took it from them both
- 1/4 mile from the line Bart makes the catch. . . Only to be caught himself
Results
Men 1 Trent Lowe (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 15.50 2 Bart Brentjens (Giant Racing Team) 0.05 3 Geoff Kabush (Team Maxxis) 4 Liam Killeen (Specialized) 5 Todd Wells (G.T.) 6 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Lapierre) 7 Florian Vogel (Swisspower) 0.14 8 Thomas Frischknecht (Swisspower) 9 Ryan Trebon (Kona Lesgets Factory Team) 10 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 0.20 11 Rudi Van Houts (Merlanduo-Be One) 0.23 12 Adam Craig (Giant Bicycles) 13 Sid Taberley (Specialized) 14 Andy Bishop 0.29 15 Cody Peterson (3D Racing/Sram) 0.38 16 Mathiew Toullouse (Team Maxxis) 0.45 17 Roland Green (Kona Lesgets Factory Team) 18 Alan Obye (Mg Tech) 19 Chris Sheppard 20 Sam Schultz (U23 National Team) 21 Simon Richardson (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 0.49 22 Andreas Hestler (Rocky Mountain/Business Objects) 23 Kris Sneddon (Kona Lesgets Factory Team) 24 Ricky Federau (Gearsracing.Com) 0.55 25 Mark Weir (Wtb/Fox Racing/Santa Cruz) 26 Carl Decker (Giant Bicycles) 1.02 27 Karl Platt (Rocky Mountain / Business Objects) 1.03 28 Michael Broderick (Kenda/Seven Cycles) 1.06 29 Barry Wicks (Kona Lesgets Factory Team) 1.08 30 Seamus Mcgrath (Haro Bicycles) 31 Brent Miller (Wtb/Fox Racing/Santa Cruz) 32 Peter Wedge (Kona Lesgets Factory Team) 33 Tim Olson (Trek/Vw) 34 Nick Ranno (Trek Vw) 35 Carson Bressler (Rocky Mountain/Business Objects) 1.14 36 Roddi Lega (Norco Factory Team) 1.18 37 Jay Henry 1.23 38 Chris Eatough (Trek/Vw) 39 Andrew Kyle 1.26 40 Guido Visser 1.27 41 Jason Sager (Hotel San Jose) 42 Steve Larsen (Cytosports) 1.31 43 Aren Timmel (Soulcraft) 1.34 44 Charles Jenkins (Cytomax/Khs) 45 Justin Robinson (Another Bike Shop) 46 Steven Carwile (Anvil/Jamis) 47 Juan Carlos Hernandez 48 Michael Andres (Soulcraft) 1.40 49 Andrew Mills (Trek/Vw Jbl) 50 Sam Jurekovic (U23 National Team) 51 Takahiro Ogasawara (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 1.43 52 Michael Lee (Trek/Vw West Coast) 53 Drew Mackenzie 54 Sven Sturm (Abs Santa Cruz) 55 Andy Jacques-Maynes (Webcor/Specialized) 1.49 56 Eric Jones (Biogen Idec) 57 Ethan Harrison 1.56 58 Ariel Lindsley 59 Nick Gould (Santa Cruz) 60 Charles Pendry (Inland-Btd) 2.01 61 Amon Pease (Intense Cycles/Fox/Shimano) 2.04 62 Andy Schultz (Cannondale Mtn Bike Team) 2.05 63 Kristopher Holden (Wheelsport) 2.12 64 Joey Thompson (Team Devo) 65 Leonardo Sandoval (Bicycle Johns/Litespeed/Kenda) 66 Perry Paolini (Amgen) 2.18 67 Hal Helbock (Cytomax/Khs) 2.19 68 Andrew Watson (Gearsracing.Com) 2.21 69 Jesse Rents 2.23 70 Warren Gravely (Dean Bicycles) 2.25 71 Cale Redpath (3D Racing) 2.27 72 Thomas Skinner (Pacific Sport / Giant Bicycles) 2.32 73 Cameron Brenneman (Steven K Sports) 2.33 74 Evan Plews (Santiam Bicycle) 2.38 75 Eric Jellum (Ford/Giant) 2.48 76 Josh Powers (Red Rock Racing) 2.52 77 Patrick Bush 2.56 78 Brendan Macintosh 2.58 79 Arlo Buijten (Titus Cycles-Schwalbe Tires) 80 Adam Snyder (Balance Bar/Devo) 81 Milton Miranda (Specialized) 3.14 82 Chanoch Redlich (City Cyling Club/Trek/Sram) 3.16 83 Duncan Meyers (Soulcraft) 3.26 84 Lucas Livermon (Pacesetters Steel Service) 3.31 85 Steve Kinney (Steven K Sports) 4.00 86 Noah Holcomb (Cannondale) 4.28 General Classification 1 Bart Brentjens (Giant Racing Team) 1.16.20 2 Trent Lowe (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 0.35 3 Geoff Kabush (Team Maxxis) 0.55 4 Florian Vogel (Swisspower) 0.43 5 Liam Killeen (Specialized) 0.56 6 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Lapierre) 1.05 7 Ryan Trebon (Kona Lesgets Factory Team) 0.59 8 Sid Taberley (Specialized) 0.55 9 Todd Wells (G.T.) 1.22 10 Adam Craig (Giant Bicycles) 1.07 11 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 1.11 12 Andy Bishop 1.12 13 Roland Green (Kona Lesgets Factory Team) 2.05 14 Thomas Frischknecht (Swisspower) 2.37 15 Mathiew Toullouse (Team Maxxis) 2.38 16 Rudi Van Houts (Merlanduo-Be One) 3.01 17 Simon Richardson (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 2.40 18 Barry Wicks (Kona Lesgets Factory Team) 2.29 19 Chris Sheppard 3.01 20 Cody Peterson (3D Racing/Sram) 3.23 21 Andreas Hestler (Rocky Mountain/Business Objects) 3.17 22 Seamus Mcgrath (Haro Bicycles) 3.09 23 Karl Platt (Rocky Mountain / Business Objects) 3.19 24 Ricky Federau (Gearsracing.Com) 3.43 25 Jason Sager (Hotel San Jose) 3.19 26 Alan Obye (Mg Tech) 4.12 27 Kris Sneddon (Kona Lesgets Factory Team) 28 Sam Schultz (U23 National Team) 4.21 29 Steve Larsen (Cytosports) 3.49 30 Michael Broderick (Kenda/Seven Cycles) 4.21 31 Mark Weir (Wtb/Fox Racing/Santa Cruz) 4.33 32 Carl Decker (Giant Bicycles) 4.26 33 Carson Bressler (Rocky Moutain/Business Object) 4.17 34 Peter Wedge (Kona Lesgets Factory Team) 4.26 35 Brent Miller (Wtb/Fox Racing/Santa Cruz) 4.27 36 Nick Ranno (Trek Vw) 4.32 37 Tim Olson (Trek/Vw) 4.34 38 Chris Eatough (Trek/Vw) 4.20 39 Eric Jones (Biogen Idec) 4.23 40 Andy Jacques-Maynes (Webcor/Specialized) 4.25 41 Cameron Brenneman (Steven K Sports) 4.49 42 Jay Henry 6.01 43 Roddi Lega (Norco Factory Team) 6.09 44 Guido Visser 6.04 45 Steven Carwile (Anvil/Jamis) 6.18 46 Charles Jenkins (Cytomax/Khs) 6.32 47 Juan Carlos Hernandez 48 Andrew Kyle 6.47 49 Takahiro Ogasawara (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 6.49 50 Michael Lee (Trek/Vw West Coast) 7.06 51 Michael Andres (Soulcraft) 7.19 52 Amon Pease (Intense Cycles/Fox/Shimano) 6.55 53 Andy Schultz (Cannondale Mtn Bike Team) 7.01 54 Charles Pendry (Inland-Btd) 7.28 55 Drew Mackenzie 8.01 56 Sam Jurekovic (U23 National Team) 8.05 57 Andrew Mills (Trek/Vw Jbl) 8.07 58 Perry Paolini (Amgen) 7.57 59 Warren Gravely (Dean Bicycles) 60 Kristopher Holden (Wheelsport) 8.14 61 Leonardo Sandoval (Bicycle Johns/Litespeed/Kenda) 8.16 62 Thomas Skinner (Pacific Sport / Giant Bicycles) 8.01 63 Ethan Harrison 8.51 64 Brendan Macintosh 8.16 65 Arlo Buijten (Titus Cycles-Schwalbe Tires) 8.26 66 Joey Thompson (Team Devo) 9.14 67 Milton Miranda (Specialized) 8.13 68 Hal Helbock (Cytomax/Khs) 9.12 69 Ariel Lindsley 9.59 70 Aren Timmel (Soulcraft) 10.23 71 Andrew Watson (Gearsracing.Com) 9.40 72 Evan Plews (Santiam Bicycle) 9.38 73 Adam Snyder (Balance Bar/Devo) 9.27 74 Justin Robinson (Another Bike Shop) 11.13 75 Cale Redpath (3D Racing) 10.27 76 Nick Gould (Santa Cruz) 11.29 77 Jesse Rents 11.45 78 Sven Sturm (Abs Santa Cruz) 13.17 79 Duncan Meyers (Soulcraft) 11.44 80 Patrick Bush 12.19 81 Josh Powers (Red Rock Racing) 13.11 82 Steve Kinney (Steven K Sports) 13.42 83 Chanoch Redlich (City Cyling Club/Trek/Sram) 14.54 84 Eric Jellum (Ford/Giant) 16.25 85 Lucas Livermon (Pacesetters Steel Service) 17.02 86 Noah Holcomb (Cannondale) 22.40
Women 1 Katerina Hanusova (Luna Womens Mtb Team) 19.14 2 Alyson Sydor (Rocky Mountain/Business Objects) 0.03 3 Susan Haywood (Trek/Vw) 0.05 4 Alison Dunlap (Luna Womens Mtb Team) 0.11 5 Shonny Vanlandingham (Luna Womens Mtb Team) 6 Wendy Simms (Frontrunners/Brodie) 7 Mary Mcconneloug (Kenda/Seven Cycles) 0.25 8 Kelli Emmett (Ford Cycling) 9 Dara Marks Marino (Ford Cycling) 10 Kiara Bisaro (Gearsracing.Com) 11 Willow Koerber (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 0.34 12 Lyne Bessette (Louis Garneau Sports Expert) 0.39 13 Patricia Sinclair (Scott Usa) 0.42 14 Georgia Gould (Tamarack) 0.43 15 Melodie Metzger (Velobella) 0.50 16 Kathy Sherwin (Biogen Idec) 0.53 17 Heather Irmiger (Tokyo Jogs/Go Lite) 0.58 18 Mical Dyck (Terrascape Racing) 19 Kerry Barnholt (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 1.05 20 Melanie Mcquaid (Orbca) 1.12 21 Barbara Howe 1.23 22 Gretchen Reeves (Rocky Mtn/Busn. Objects) 1.28 23 Monique Sawicki (Team Mata) 24 Jaqueline Mourao (Scottusa/Redbull/Exceed) 25 Sarah Kerlin (Another Bike Shop/ Velo Bella) 26 Shannon Gibson (Yeti/Crazy Cat) 1.38 27 Tomarra Notch (Trek/Vw) 1.46 28 Caitlyn Tuel (Trek Vw East Coast Factory Team) 29 Danelle Kabush (Timex) 1.51 30 Zephanie Blasi (Kenda Tires / Backbone Adventures) 31 Megan Monroe (Pcw Cycling) 2.01 32 Beverly Harper (Bike Works Half Moon Bay) 33 Megan Elliott (Bianchi Grand Performance) 34 Stacey Scanlan (Tamarack) 2.02 35 Trudi Franzel (Scott Usa) 2.09 36 Stella Carey (Kelly Bike Company) 2.13 37 Nina Baum (Cannondale Mountain Bike Team) 2.18 38 Jenna Zander (Cannondale Mountain Bike Team) 39 Josie Beggs (Starbucks Coffee Company) 2.28 40 Carolyn Popovic (Big Swingin Cycles) 41 Dorothy Wong (Kelly Bike Company) 2.30 42 Abigail Hippely (Maverick) 43 Christy Love 2.34 44 Kristen Downs (Clifbar) 45 Amanda Butler 46 Laura Bowles (Back To Dirt) 2.44 47 Becca Blay 2.53 48 Heather Svahn (The Backcountry) 3.14 49 Theresa Richardson (Cannondale Mountain Bike Team) 50 Abbie Lueders (Wtb) 3.31 General Classification 1 Alyson Sydor (Rocky Mountain/Business Objects) 1.21.17 2 Katerina Hanusova (Luna Womens Mtb Team) 0.21 3 Alison Dunlap (Luna Womens Mtb Team) 0.31 4 Susan Haywood (Trek/Vw) 0.33 5 Shonny Vanlandingham (Luna Womens Mtb Team) 1.05 6 Wendy Simms (Frontrunners/Brodie) 1.11 7 Kelli Emmett (Ford Cycling) 1.14 8 Lyne Bessette (Louis Garneau Sports Expert) 1.20 9 Kiara Bisaro (Gearsracing.Com) 1.23 10 Dara Marks Marino (Ford Cycling) 1.30 11 Willow Koerber (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 1.33 12 Patricia Sinclair (Scott Usa) 1.46 13 Mical Dyck (Terrascape Racing) 1.53 14 Heather Irmiger (Tokyo Jogs/Go Lite) 2.04 15 Kerry Barnholt (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 2.11 16 Georgia Gould (Tamarack) 2.24 17 Mary Mcconneloug (Kenda/Seven Cycles) 2.27 18 Melodie Metzger (Velobella) 2.40 19 Kathy Sherwin (Biogen Idec) 2.45 20 Jaqueline Mourao (Scottusa/Redbull/Exceed) 3.09 21 Monique Sawicki (Team Mata) 3.17 22 Barbara Howe 3.23 23 Megan Monroe (Pcw Cycling) 3.53 24 Gretchen Reeves (Rocky Mtn/Busn. Objects) 4.11 25 Beverly Harper (Bike Works Half Moon Bay) 4.53 26 Zephanie Blasi (Kenda Tires / Backbone Adventures) 5.01 27 Stacey Scanlan (Tamarack) 5.12 28 Stella Carey (Kelly Bike Company) 5.30 29 Jenna Zander (Cannondale Mountain Bike Team) 5.31 30 Tomarra Notch (Trek/Vw) 5.50 31 Caitlyn Tuel (Trek Vw East Coast Factory Team) 5.56 32 Nina Baum (Cannondale Mountain Bike Team) 6.35 33 Carolyn Popovic (Big Swingin Cycles) 6.48 34 Sarah Kerlin (Another Bike Shop/ Velo Bella) 6.49 35 Danelle Kabush (Timex) 7.00 36 Josie Beggs (Starbucks Coffee Company) 7.01 37 Melanie Mcquaid (Orbca) 38 Shannon Gibson (Yeti/Crazy Cat) 7.09 39 Trudi Franzel (Scott Usa) 7.38 40 Megan Elliott (Bianchi Grand Performance) 8.00 41 Heather Svahn (The Backcountry) 9.31 42 Theresa Richardson (Cannondale Mountain Bike Team) 9.58 43 Kristen Downs (Clifbar) 10.59 44 Amanda Butler 11.39 45 Christy Love 12.12 46 Laura Bowles (Back To Dirt) 12.41 47 Dorothy Wong (Kelly Bike Company) 12.43 48 Abbie Lueders (Wtb) 13.30 49 Abigail Hippely (Maverick) 14.51 50 Becca Blay 15.40
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